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Barnaby Arrested On DWI Charge
by Paul on 12/05/11 at 09:39 AM ET
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via John Vogl of Sabres Edge,
Matthew Barnaby, the ESPN hockey analyst and former Sabres agitator, was arrested Sunday on a charge of driving while intoxicated in the town of Clarence, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies responded to a 911 call of an SUV driving erratically without a front tire. They discovered a black Porsche Cayenne driving on the rim, causing sparks. The vehicle had significant front end damage and was missing the driver’s side front tire.
Deputies said Barnaby, 38, failed multiple field sobriety tests then refused to take a breath test. A refusal results in immediate revocation of a New York State license.
Barnaby has been released to the custody of his attorney with appearance tickets for Town of Clarence court.
added 6:59pm, from ESPN,
Matthew Barnaby was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Monday morning.
Following the arrest, ESPN terminated its contract with Barnaby, effective immediately. He had worked as an NHL analyst for ESPN since 2008.
“We spoke with Matthew and informed him that we terminated his contract, effective immediately,” an ESPN spokesman said.
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From Wikipedia:
He was arrested for domestic violence on May 13, 2011, in Amherst, New York.[15] On May 14, 2011, he pled not guilty to felony criminal mischief.
Too lazy to Google it, but I thought that it involved his ex-wife ... http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/erie/Former-Sabre-arrested-for-domestic-violence
Maybe now ESPN will be forced to fire his ass?
Posted by some kid on 12/05/11 at 11:46 AM ET
I was surprised to see Barnaby back on ESPN. I would be even more surprised if he retains that job after this. Unfortunate it. He was given a second chance and does this.
Posted by Playing Hockey from Toronto on 12/05/11 at 11:51 AM ET
I’m just thankful the dolt didn’t kill anyone.
I say this in the nicest possible way: *#$%@& you, Matt Barnaby, you drunk-driving *#$%@&.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 12/05/11 at 11:52 AM ET
Added to the post- ESPN terminates Barnaby.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 12/05/11 at 08:00 PM ET
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Well, say goodbye to that ESPN job…
Posted by DrewBehr from The Mitten on 12/05/11 at 11:10 AM ET